Chairman of Vinh Tan Ward People's Committee: There is still a situation of 'throwing stones at a duckweed pond' in sidewalk clearance

(Baonghean.vn)- Many issues related to urban management were raised at the dialogue conference between Vinh Tan ward government (Vinh city) and the people.

On the morning of June 12, Vinh Tan Ward People's Committee (Vinh City) organized a dialogue conference between the government and the people in 2017.

Representatives of the Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province, leaders of the City Party Committee, People's Council, and Fatherland Front Committee of Vinh city attended, directed, and supervised the conference.

Delegates attending the conference. Photo: Khanh Ly

The conference took place in a democratic, open and frank atmosphere with more than 15 opinions from representatives of 15 local people, focusing on the prominent issues that people are concerned about. These are land encroachment, illegal construction, encroachment on roads, sidewalks, and curbs; slow progress in allocating agricultural land to households and individuals, issuing and exchanging land use right certificates; land management in the 4 newly merged local people's blocks still has many problems; slow progress in construction of some projects such as Tan Phuong overpass; some roads are seriously degraded, without drainage ditches, lighting, house numbers, etc.

Mr. Le Xuan Linh, Cong Hoa bloc questioned and asked the ward to clarify why the results of building the ward's cultural block were low? What is the cause and what is the ward's upcoming solution? Besides, some cultural houses of the block have seriously degraded, the ward needs to pay attention to this issue because this is a common place for people to live.

Mr. Le Xuan Linh - Cong Hoa bloc expressed concern about the low results of building the cultural block of the ward, the slow progress of cement supply for traffic roads. Photo: KL

Mr. Dang Van Thinh - Quang Trung Block suggested that important meetings in the block should have leaders of the Party Committee and government attending to grasp the aspirations and listen to and resolve the people's recommendations. This voter also reflected that the work at the ward's one-stop shop is sometimes not good, the staff still work in a principled and mechanical manner, suggesting that the leaders on duty at the one-stop shop need to pay attention to supervision, to avoid people having to go back and forth many times.

Ms. Tran Thi Tien - Phuc Loc Block proposed to have the military clear the sidewalks, restore urban order, and create clear roads and sidewalks, which must be done thoroughly, without exception, because currently there are still some households, including party members, who have not strictly complied.

Some opinions suggested that the ward strengthen urban management because the current situation of private housing construction on agricultural land, public land, construction without permits, and non-payment of construction tax has not been thoroughly resolved; the management of apartment buildings is still inadequate, there needs to be an official document establishing an apartment building management board and unifying state management work with apartment buildings in the area.

Mr. Dang Van Thinh of Quang Trung block hopes that the leaders of Vinh Tan ward's Party Committee and government will regularly visit the block to grasp the thoughts and aspirations of the people. Photo: KL

With a spirit of openness and frankness, the issues that people reflected and discussed under local authority were listened to, accepted and clearly explained by the Chairmen of the People's Committee and Chairmen of the People's Council of the ward.

Regarding the low rate of cultural blocks (to date, Vinh Tan ward only has 2/15 cultural blocks), Chairman of Vinh Tan ward People's Committee Nguyen Hoang Manh said: it is the responsibility of the ward and the whole block in directing, propagating and mobilizing people to actively implement. In the coming time, in addition to the participation and determination of the ward, it is very necessary to have the joint efforts and enthusiastic response of the people.

Regarding investment and repair of cultural houses in residential areas, currently in the ward there are 4 degraded cultural houses, 2 blocks do not have any cultural houses. In 2017, from the city's resources, the ward will build 2 cultural houses with a budget of more than 10 billion VND, and the degraded cultural houses will be reviewed and have a plan for repair and upgrade.

Regarding the clearance of sidewalk corridors, the Chairman of Vinh Tan Ward People's Committee admitted that there is still a situation of "throwing stones at a duckweed pond", asking people to continue to raise awareness of strict compliance and not to re-encroach. The ward's policy after clearance is to hand over the clean land to the block for management. For some degraded roads currently, due to lack of funds, they have stopped at maintenance and repair, and will be implemented when funds are available....

Regarding the issuance of land use right certificates, the Chairman of Vinh Tan Ward People's Committee affirmed: the speed of issuance is due to problems with procedures and unclear land origin, not due to harassment by officials.

New road in Vinh Tan ward, Vinh city. Photo: Truong Sinh

Regarding the proposal for ward leaders to increase their attendance at meetings with residential blocks, Chairman of Vinh Tan Ward People's Council Nguyen Hong Hanh said that most important meetings such as Party cell congresses have leaders of local Party committees and authorities attending and directing. However, the ward will accept the opinions of the people and have a reasonable division of labor among the leaders.

In addition to Vinh Tan ward, Vinh city will continue to implementtThe conference point of dialogue between the government and the people in 2017 in Le Loi ward and Hung Hoa commune on June 14 and 16, 2017./.

Khanh Ly